Mimosa pudica
Sensitive Plant
As recorded: Mimosa pudica var. unijuga (Duchass. & Walp.) Griseb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 16, 1922
- Locality
- Hauula
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6000, -157.9000
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1922, Degener, O. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Mimosa pudica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 169 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Aiea Heights Dr, Aiea, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Oʻahu, Mililani, HI, US
(c) Jennifer Fieffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-28
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-09
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) kwetterhorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Anumeha Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Oʻahu, Waikane, HI, US
(c) edward_briseno1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mimosa pudica. BISH 55701. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689289. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55701.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689289 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026